Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
New American Standard Bible
Or have caused the eyes of
King James Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Holman Bible
or let the widow’s
International Standard Version
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
A Conservative Version
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
American Standard Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Amplified
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Darby Translation
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Julia Smith Translation
If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail;
King James 2000
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
Modern King James verseion
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?
NET Bible
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
New Heart English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
The Emphasized Bible
If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Webster
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
World English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Youngs Literal Translation
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Themes
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
15 Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies? 16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose; 17 If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, and your eyes will be wasted away with looking and weeping for them all the day: and you will have no power to do anything.
Job 5:16
So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.
Job 20:19
Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
Job 22:7-9
You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.
Psalm 69:3
I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
Psalm 112:9
He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
Psalm 119:82
My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
Psalm 119:123
My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
Isaiah 38:14
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.
Luke 16:21
Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
Acts 11:29
And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:
Galatians 2:10
Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.